Catching Up Q+A with the Performers of Bounce Ballroom by The Dance Enthusiast

"Look at dancers like Fred Astaire and Bob Fosse. Anybody should be able to have that kind of stature if you’re really masterful at what you do. I want to reintroduce that – bein…

THEIR FAVORITE THINGS: Nicholas Nickleby, A New Musical Star Luba Mason Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences by Andrew Gans

Playbill.com's feature series Their Favorite Things asks members of the theatre community to share the Broadway performances that most affected them as part of the audience. …

Laura Osnes, Sam Underwood, Max Crumm, Amy Spanger and More Celebrate Shakespeare at April 23 Like You Like It Concert by Michael Gioia

The concert version of the award-winning musical Like You Like It, based on As You Like It and set at a mall in the 1980s, is held April 23 at 54 Below in celebration of William Shakespeare&…

Judith Light and Christopher Sieber Announce Drama League Awards Nominations April 23 by Carey Purcell

Two-time Tony Award winner Judith Light and Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber announce the 2014 Drama League Awards nominations April 23 at 11 AM at Sardi's.

New York Premiere of The Few, Featuring Gideon Glick, Michael Laurence and Tasha Lawrence, Begins April 23 by Carey Purcell

The New York premiere of The Few, by award-winning playwright Samuel D. Hunter, begins performances at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater April 23 prior to an official opening May 8.

Drama League Presents Rocky Composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty in Up Close Series April 23 by Carey Purcell

Award-winning composers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty participate in the Drama League's Up Close series April 23 at 7 PM.

Romantic Drama Sea Marks, Starring Patrick Fitzgerald and Tony Nominee Xanthe Elbrick, Begins April 23 at Irish Rep by Carey Purcell

Irish Repertory Theatre concludes its 2013-14 season with a revival of Gardner McKay's Sea Marks, with performances beginning April 23. 

Christine Toy Johnson, Antoinette LaVecchia, Richard Topol Star in New York Premiere of Tough Titty, Beginning April 23 by Andrew Gans

The New York premiere of Tough Titty, by the late, award-winning playwright Oni Faida Lampley, is presented April 23-May 11 at the Paradise Factory in the East Village.

Harvey Fierstein's Casa Valentina, Starring Patrick Page, John Cullum and Gabriel Ebert, Opens on Broadway by Carey Purcell

Casa Valentina, a new play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein about an upstate colony where heterosexual men dress as women, officially opens on Broadway April 23 at M…

Emma Hunton Defies Gravity in North American Tour of Wicked, Starting April 23 by Andrew Gans

The company of the first North American tour of the hit Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical Wicked welcomes Emma Hunton as Elphaba beginning April 23 in Richmond, VA, at the Altria Theat…

Amber Gray, Jocelyn Bioh, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Shyko Amos, Danny Wolohan, Ben Horner Star in An Octoroon, Beginning April 23 by Andrew Gans

The Soho Rep world premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ An Octoroon begins performances April 23 prior to an official opening May 4.

Schools of the Stars: Where Casa Valentina Cast and Creators Went to College by Robert Viagas

Where the principals of the Broadway play Casa Valentina pursued their college studies.

Brush Up Your Shakespeare: Ten Broadway Musicals Inspired By The Bard's Plays by David Gewirtzman

The gangsters in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate implore the audience to "Brush up your Shakespeare." In honor of William Shakespeare's 450th birthday, Playbill will help reade…

PLAYBILL PLAYLIST: Robin De Jesus, Teal Wicks, Natalie Weiss and Putting the Pieces Together Cast Pick Inspirational Songs by Adam Hetrick

Two-time Tony Award nominee Robin De Jesus, Teal Wicks and Natalie Weiss are among the performers set for Putting the Pieces Together: Volume 2, a benefit concert for autism awareness, April…

The Catskills Can Be Such a Drag...Casa Valentina Opens On Broadway by Ryan McPhee

Hey, fellas! Pack up your dresses and eyeshadow, because Harvey Fierstein’s Casa Valentina celebrates its Broadway opening on April 23 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The Manhattan …

Prepare Ye! God Will Make His Broadway Debut in 2015 by Ryan McPhee

God is making His official Broadway debut, and it’s not in Mormon! A stage adaptation of The Last Testament: A Memoir By God by The Daily Show head writer and executive producer D…

REVIEW: Hedwig and the Angry Inch by JK

Review of the Saturday evening preview performance at the Belasco Theatre.  Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall. Book by John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics by Stephen Trask.…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Tuesday, Apr. 22

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Tuesday, April 22, 2014.

Conflicts of Interest by Baynard Woods

In 2012, we gave Sun columnist and WYPR host Dan Rodricks "Best Stepping In It" for his coverage of pit bulls. We misspelled his name on the certificate we mailed him. It came back, ripped i…

Stage Review: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark by Bret McCabe

By the Way, Meet Vera Stark By Lynn Nottage Directed by Walter Dallas Through May 11 at Everyman Theatre Vera Stark (Dawn Ursula) is doing that thing she swore she'd never do: Sh…

Violet Blooms on Broadway

The Off-Broadway musical Violet has found new life on Broadway in a revival by the Roundabout Theater Company. Directed by Leigh Silverman, the production features Broadway star Sutton Fo…

Broadway: Neil Patrick Harris Will Get The Tony Award Everyone Wants to Give Him by Roger Friedman

The Tony Awards and the Broadway cognoscenti want to give Neil Patrick Harris a Tony Award so badly you actually hear it Categories: Celebrity Theater(Read more...)

Trent Armand Kendall's New 'Jazzical' LOUIS-AND-ELLA! Set for Reading, 4/24 by BroadwayWorld

LOUIS-AND-ELLA, a new jazzical by Trent Armand Kendall reunites The Architect of Jazz and The First Lady of Song for one magical night and will receive a developmental table reading Thursday…

OCC -1st Bway/Off Bway Award Noms-A Gentleman's Guide Takes 11 by Sandi Durell

The First Broadway/Off-Broadway Award Nominees of the Season! "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder" Heads the List with 11 Nominations Followed by 8 for "Aladdin," 7 for …

Phillip Hayes Dean, the Playwright of Divisive 'Paul Robeson,' Dies at 83 by Bruce Weber

"Paul Robeson," which starred James Earl Jones and opened on Broadway in 1978, was considered by black intellectuals to be insufficiently complex and eventually derailed the writer's career.

Hedwig And The Angry Inch " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Trista Lu

The cult rock musical Hedwig And The Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask returns to New York with a new production directed by Tony Award winner Michael Maye…

Review: An Intervention (Watford)

Two people " a man and a woman " in love, in lust or just lost in the space in between?

Los Angeles Theater Review: BE A GOOD LITTLE WIDOW (NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood) by Tony Frankel

UNBEREAVABLE Bekah Brunstetter's Be a Good Little Widow is awash with structural issues (ambiguous timeline, disconnected scenes), trite themes and relationships, and a refusal to penetrate …

First Nighter: Neil Patrick Harris Ratchets Up Hedwig and the Angry Inch by David Finkle

By fadeout, the actor has given an indelible portrayal of someone mustering the courage not only to drop his gaudy garments but to drop his guard as well.

Fuse Concert Review: Violinist Xiang Yu " A Stupendous Technique and a Musical Voice All His Own by Susan Miron

At this point, violinist Xiang Yu sounds like a mature artist ready to commence a major career.

Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch by Brian Scott Lipton

Those of us who first saw Neil Patrick Harris as TV's precocious young medic, Doogie Howser, could hardly have imagined his greatest artistic triumph might come from portraying an embittered…

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch': Theater review by Joe Dziemianowicz

Transformation is tricky, sometimes even painful. But Broadway's sensational "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" starring a kick-ass Neil Patrick Harris is a reminder that change doesn't have to hur…

Theater Review: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Stars Neil Patrick Harris by Ben Brantley

"Hedwig and the Angry Inch," about a transgendered performer with issues, stars Neil Patrick Harris in the title role.

Reviews: ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' by Zachary Stewart

Photo Flash: First Look at Michael McGrath and Noah Racey in Geva Theatre's THE ODD COUPLE by BroadwayWorld

Geva Theatre Center' 41st Mainstage Season concludes with Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. Directed by John Miller-Stephany, and with a cast led by Tony Award- winner Michael McGrath and Broadwa…

Glen Street presents the story of Christine McVie by Cassie Tongue

Spanning a career of four decades, the tumultuous life of the enigmatic Christine McVie is coming to Glen Street Theatre told in 80 music-packed minutes.  Go Your Own Way, the acclaime…

Two Twin Cities performing artists win $275,000 Doris Duke grants

Ranee Ramaswamy and Emily Johnson stunned at news of $275,000 awards.

Review: Neil Patrick Harris crushes it in 'Hedwig' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's obvious from the first moments of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" that star Neil Patrick Harris is doing something special. And it's not just trying on a new role....

The Substance of Fire by Doug Marino

Jon Robin Baitz' story is re-told at Second Stage this spring.  I didn't know at the time but it was previously a movie in 1996 with a great cast (Sarah Jessica Parker, Ron Rifkin, Timo…

Broadway Review: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Starring Neil Patrick Harris by Gordon Cox

Harris channels Iggy Pop and Lou Reed by way of the Ramones, not to mention his inner Rockette, in this spectacular revival of the 1998 musical.

Getting to know you: Anna Magrath by Erin James

Opera Australia and John Frost’s production of The King and I opened in Brisbane last weekend, marking the professional music theatre debut of many up-and-coming performers…

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Theater Review by David Rooney

Neil Patrick Harris reigns as the transgender East Berlin rocker who lands on the New York stage via a Kansas trailer park in John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's cult musical.read more

David Javerbaum channels God in 'The Last Testament' by Michael Riedel

David Javerbaum, the former head writer on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" " he co-wrote the musical "Cry- Baby," too " collaborated with God on His memoir last year,...

Neil Patrick Harris works his tail off onstage in 'Hedwig' by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Sometimes you wonder if there's anything Neil Patrick Harris can't do: He switches from "How I Met Your Mother" to singing Sondheim on Broadway, directing a magic show to hosting...

City Center, Broadway's Bellwether

Creating a Broadway musical is risky business, but two shows this season, "After Midnight" and "Violet," eased the challenge by following the path set by the Tony Award-winning "Chicago": Th…

Review Roundup: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Opens on Broadway - Updating LIVE! by Review Roundups

Neil Patrick Harris returns to Broadway in the new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed by …

Rees back at Globe with 'What You Will'

Actor-director, who's 'obsessed by Shakespeare,' doing one-night solo show as rehearsals for new musical 'Dog and Pony' begin.

Standup Scene: This is what a fond farewell looks like for comedians by Jason Heidemann

“You guys, we’re all going to cry tonight, clap louder than that,” says Danielle Puterbaugh at a special “Entertaining Julia” at the Town Hall Pub on Sunday. Sh…

LESLIE CARON: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks by Adryan Russ

    For Richard Alfieri's Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, the Laguna Playhouse has cast French film actress, dancer and Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award, British Film and Golden Gl…

"Hedwig" Review: Take Away an Inch, or More, and NPH Gives You a Mile by Robert Kahn

The Tony host and sitcom star is the reigning king and queen of Broadway, thanks to a dazzling turn as the transgendered East German rock star.

Fear, then relief, at my portrayal in new play Privacy by Ewen Macaskill

I like anonymity, so I cringed at the prospect of being portrayed on stage in work detailing Edward Snowden storyI was glad of the dark at the Donmar, apprehensive about coming face to face …

Why Does the Art World Coddle James Franco? - The Daily Beast by Jessica Dawson

The art world loves the star attention the actor brings so much so that it accepts his 'art' without much scrutiny. In his new exhibit, though, Franco goes a step too far.

STAGE TUBE: MURDER FOR TWO Welcomes HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH to Broadway by Stage Tube

In the video below, the writers of MURDER FOR TWO plays one of the songs they absolutely wrote from the new Broadway hit, Hedwig and The Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Reviews, Features and News by BroadwayStars

Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Belasco Theatre | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by David Cote

Transitioning from child star to adult gay icon, sitcom prince and social-media wizard, Neil Patrick Harris always seemed to be a cultural rock star. But in his latest reinvention, it turns …

BWW TV: Chatting with Estelle Parsons and the Company of THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN on Opening Night! by BroadwayWorld TV

All of Broadway's biggest stars aligned at the Booth Theatre last night to celebrate opening night ofThe Velocity of Autumn, a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble. BroadwayWorld's…

Privacy review Taut drama short-circuits the crucial debate by Michael Billington

Donmar Warehouse, LondonJames Graham's new play under the direction of Josie Rourke is rich and adrenalin-fuelled but lacks a real intellectual tussleJames Graham's new play deals with the b…

The Verdict: Critics Review Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Starring Neil Patrick Harris by Playbill Staff

The Broadway premiere of the John Cameron Mitchell-Stephen Trask rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, opened on Broadway April 22 at t…

We close the 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards with Ryan Maxwell's photos by Ryan Maxwell

The Helen Hayes Awards found a new home and a new format this year: Making the ceremony a continuous cocktail party from seven to midnight, punctuated by three “acts” of awards p…

The Verdict: Live Updating Reviews of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Starring Neil Patrick Harris by Playbill Staff

The Broadway premiere of the John Cameron Mitchell-Stephen Trask rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, opened on Broadway April 22 at t…

What Is Best In The Arts? by Joe Patti

The Spring Issue of Arts Presenters’ Inside the Arts is out. When I first got the hard copy version, I quickly scanned through to see if there was any mention of my former colleague, L…

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch,' Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Opens on Broadway by Broadway's Best Shows

The limited engagement of Hedwig and The Angry Inch, starring Neil Patrick Harris and featuring Lena Hall (Kinky Boots, lead singer of The Deafening), opens Tuesday, April 22 at BroadwayR…

Photo Flash: Rita Wilson and Nia Vardalos Visit BUYER & CELLAR by BroadwayWorld

Rita Wilson and My Big Fat Greek Wedding star Nia Vardalos headed into the cellar this week with star Christopher J. Hanke and playwright Jonathan Tolins at the smash hit comedy and 2014 Luc…

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

Dress it up with all the denim, fake fur, fishnets, and sequins you like, a second-rate talent shouldn't fit easily into a first-rate house.

When the Museum's Your Stage

As New York's museums are once again starting to present dance performances, choreographers are finding that they are not easy spaces to adapt to.

PRIVACY " Donmar, WC2 by Libby Purves

IT KNOWS WHERE YOU LIVE.  IT TELLS A LOT OF PEOPLE.   An artful cloud of insecurity surrounds James Graham's new, mainly verbatim, play about the reckless modern surrender of privacy…

Tragedy, Comedy, Tonight by Francis

I've been flying to Charlotte a couple of times a month since the beginning of the year for my day job.  Sometimes I'd scan the performing arts listings of Creative Loafing, their equival…

Theater News: The 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Breaks Fundraising Record by Pete Hempstead

Tony Nominated Costume Designer Carrie Robbins to Bring SAWBONES and THE DIAMOND EATER to HERE, 5/21-6/7 by BroadwayWorld

The celebrated Tony-nominated costume designer Carrie Robbins Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS, GREASE, OVER HERE, who has designed over 30 Broadway productions, turns playwright this spring …

BWW TV: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN! by BroadwayWorld TV

All of Broadway's biggest stars aligned at the Booth Theatre last night to celebrate opening night of The Velocity of Autumn, a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble. BroadwayWorld'…

Time Out Theater Review: 'Act One'

The late theater titan Moss Hart is in the spotlight in the new Broadway play "Act One," a work based on Hart's autobiography of the same name.

"Our City, Our Shakespeare" premieres on WTTW Channel 11 by Michael Roberts

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Vlogger 24601: Backstage at Les Miz with Ramin Karimloo, Episode 1: Welcome to the Revolution! by Broadway.com

Welcome to the first episode of Vlogger 24601, a look backstage at Les Miserables with Broadway's Jean Valjean, Ramin Karimloo. This first episode has it all: masks, puppets and Ramin se…

Fuse Concert Review: Tenor Nicholas Phan and Pianist Myra Huang " A Dream Team by Susan Miron

Tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang are a superb duo, easily providing one of the highlights of this year's concert season.

Privacy, Donmar Warehouse by Aleks Sierz

How careless are we about the details of our private life? Well, unsurprisingly the answer is "very". To make this point, playwright James Graham explores the subject not only by means of ve…

Features: Video: Rehearsal vlog with 1001 Nights artistic director Douglas Rintoul and cast

Rintoul and members of the cast discuss their rehearsal process so far in this exclusive video for WhatsOnStage

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition Raises Record-Breaking $4.5 Million by Ryan McPhee

The 28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition, which featured a host of stars including Idina Menzel, Denzel Washington, Bryan Cranston and Fran Drescher, raised a record-breaking $4,532,129 for…

The Afternoon Report, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Brought to you by Boneau/Bryan-Brown Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Today's Tweets from BBB Follow us on Twitter – http://twitter.com/BBBway Boneau/Bryan-Brown Congratulates Our 2013-2014 Out…

Photo Flash: New CASA VALENTINA Production Shots with Patrick Page, Reed Birney, Gabriel Ebert and More! by BroadwayWorld

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of CASA VALENTINA, the play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello is now in previews fo…

Sex, Death, Marriage, Greed and Football: Texas Playwright Kirk Lynn in New York by HowlRound

By Jonathan Mandell. The most prolifically produced living playwright in New York this season lives in Texas. I saw five works of theater by Kirk Lynn in four different New York venues over …

The First National Tour of 'Motown' Begins Performances in Chicago by Broadway's Best Shows

The first National Tour of Motown The Musical begins performances tonight at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before continuing to cities across the country.  Motown The Musical is schedul…

28th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition Raises $4.5 Million for BC/EFA! by BroadwayWorld

Earlier today, Broadway veterans shared the stage with celebrated newcomers as Bryan Cranston, Fran Drescher, James Franco, Idina Menzel, Denzel Washington and more than 200 of Broadway and …

Vanity Fair's Jimmy Im Calls Theater Community an "Abusive Bunch" by Colin Mitchell

Shame on you! You bunch of heathens, rogues and ruffians you! You roughed poor Jimmy but good! The image of the LA Theater Community – or ANY theater community for that matter – …

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for PITCH PERFECT 2 with Rebel Wilson, Elizabeth Banks & More by Movies News Desk

Rebel Wilson has just tweeted a first look at PITCH PERFECT 2 rehearsals featuring Brittany Snow, directorstar Elizabeth Banks and moreKay Cannon is also returning to pen the script. Check o…

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Reviews and Photographs: Neil Patrick Harris Rocks Broadway In A Dress by Jonathan Mandell

Neil Patrick Harris stars as an “internationally ignored” East German transgender rock singer in the first Broadway production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” a…

A Bridge to End a Social and Economic Divide: Dialogue/Diálogos Project by HowlRound

By Sara Guerrero. The project's success has been due to a number of factors, including (but not limited to): playwright-in-residence José Cruz González, someone I have looked up to since…

AUDIO: Kevin Spacey Chats RICHARD III and HOUSE OF CARDS on WNYC's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' by BroadwayWorld

Earlier this afternoon, Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey joined The Leonard Lopate Show's guest host Anna Sale to talk about his roles as RICHARD III on stage, Frank Underwood in HOUSE OF CA…

ATC's Long-awaited Production of HAIR Runs May 6-June 29, 2014 by Michael Roberts

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Tony Winner Daisy Eagan Pens Blog About Ben Brantley's OF MICE AND MEN Review by BroadwayWorld

Just last week, James Franco was making headlines for speaking out against New York Times theatre critic Ben Brantley, because of negative remarks in his review of Of Mice and Men. Now, anot…

Book of Mormon Tour Is Top Earner in Easter Bonnet Competition; Event Raises a Record $4.53 Million by Robert Viagas

The 28th annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Easter Bonnet Competition raised an all-time record $4,532,129 in six weeks of nightly curtain-call appeals. That total eclipsed the $4.25 m…

'Casa Valentina' review: Harvey Fierstein back on Broadway

Never underestimate Harvey Fierstein's gift for revealing new worlds within worlds we think we know well.

Tribeca: Kevin Spacey, 'Richard III' Co-Stars Talk 'House of Cards' Origins in Shakespeare Play by Hilary Lewis

Spacey, who was joined by actors from both the international stage show and the Netflix series, also revealed why he wanted to self-distribute the documentary.read more

Happy Hedwig Opening, My Brother! by Colin Mitchell

Tonight. She returns. Tonight I wish I was in New York. Tonight. And of course in this share-everything-news-as-it-happens world, I absolutely loved reading this as an actual “newsR…

EVERY LAST TRICK " Royal, Northampton by Libby Purves

TOP QUALITY NONSENSE Light as a feather, puffy and sweet as a puffed meringue, this is where complete nonsense meets consummate skill. Not surprising: it is an adaptation of an 1892 Feydeau …

Photo Coverage: Company of MCC's THE VILLAGE BIKE Meets the Press! by Walter McBride

MCC THEATER will present Greta Gerwig, Max Baker, Jason Butler Harner, Lucy Owen, Cara Seymour, and Scott Shepherd in the American premiere of Penelope Skinner's celebrated play The Village …

Globe's 'Guide' gets lots of awards love

Musical tops all shows with 11 nominations for Outer Critics theater prizes.

"Bubbling Brown Sugar" in Sarasota by William Oser

For its season finale, WestCoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) is presenting Bubbling Brown Sugar by Loften Mitchell, a revue that attempts an overview of American black music circa 1920-1940s.

A conversation with Sylvester Stallone & Andy Karl, star of ROCKY Broadway by Rocky Broadway

Rocky Headliner Andy Karl Shares How Sly, The Bayonne Bleeder & Dolly Inspire His Knockout Performance

Rocky star Andy Karl brings us into the world of Rocky Balboa and the three muses that inspire his acclaimed Broadway performance.

STAGE TUBE: MURDER FOR TWO Welcomes THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN to Broadway by Stage Tube

In the video below, the writers of MURDER FOR TWO as they play you one of the songs they definitely wrote from the new Broadway hit, The Velocity of Autumn. Check it out below

Privacy, Donmar Warehouse, review by Charles Spencer

James Graham's Privacy makes light work of its weighty subject matter, says Charles Spencer

South Pacific at Paper Mill Playhouse (Photos) by Chris Luner

Some Enchanted Evening! South Pacific, which features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan, i…

BWW TV: Watch SUBMISSIONS ONLY's Season 3, Episode 5 Trailer- with Linda Lavin, Joel Grey & More! by Submissions Only

Broadway's favorite webseries, 'Submissions Only,' is back for its star-studded third season Below, we are excited to bring you a trailer for Episode 5, which premieres on Monday, April 28.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch review Neil Patrick Harris wigs out by Alexis Soloski

Belasco theatre, New YorkThe Doogie Howser star dons kinky boots for a revival of the libidinous musical about an East German 'girly boy' rockerPlays based on philosophical symposia don't co…

Blogs: Catherine Love: The joy of discovery

Sticking with the tried and tested might have its benefits, but a week at the National Student Drama Festival demonstrates the thrill of uncovering new talent

BWW Invite: Attend SAG Foundation Career Conversations with THE REALISTIC JONESES' Marisa Tomei on 4/24 by BroadwayWorld

Screen Actors Guild Foundation and Broadway World have partnered for an inaugural filmed Conversations QampA series to recognize and celebrate the vibrant theatre community in New York City …

AFTER MIDNIGHT to Celebrate Duke Ellington's Birthday, Jazz Appreciation Month with Special Offerings Through 4/26 by BroadwayWorld

After Midnight, Broadway's smash hit Cotton Club musical, and recent 5-time Outer Critic Circle 2014 nominee, will celebrate Duke Ellington's birthday April 29 and Jazz Appreciation Month wi…

SOLA Offers $35 Prix Fixe In Celebration of American Theatre Co.'s HAIR by Michael Roberts

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Live at 54 Below: Melissa Errico Sings 'Small World' from Gypsy by Broadway.com

Melissa Errico previews her 54 Below show, At the Corner of 54th & Crazy, running April 22, 24 & 26 at Broadway's supper club.

Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced! by Matthew Wexler

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced toda…

Theater News: ''After Midnight'' Will Celebrate Duke Ellington's Birthday With Cocktails, Talkbacks, and More by Bethany Rickwald

Who's That Nonprofiteer? by Caroline Oh

In my previous life, I was a nonprofit leader myself.

The Alexander Technique Lives On by Betsy Polatin

This article is about The Alexander Technique and how it can be used in everyday life (by Betsy Polatin, author of The Actor's Secret). Betsy Polatin is a movement specialist with four de…

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: The Velocity of Autumn — Spunk, Spark and Boom! by Harry Haun

Playbill.com offers a behind-the-scenes look at opening night of Eric Coble's The Velocity of Autumn.

"Trouble in Mind" Illuminates Chapter of Racial Disharmony in the American Theatre by Bob Rendell

It is set on the stage of a Broadway theatre during rehearsals for the opening of an anti-lynching Broadway play (Chaos in Belleville).

Walter Mosley's Suspenser "Lift" World Premiere by Bob Rendell

"Lift" is set in an elevator in a large building which is owned and occupied by a large corporation which encompasses varied businesses and financial institutions.

First Look At Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT Live Reading by Pat Cerasaro

Multi-Academy Award-winning writer and director Quentin Tarantino completed a preliminary draft of new screenplay THE HATEFUL EIGHT last year and subsequently sent it to a few friends and co…

Opening Night Video! Find Out Why The Velocity of Autumn Is One Mother of a Family Drama by Broadway.com

What happens when you lock an elderly woman and her estranged son in a brownstone full of Molotov cocktails? Find out in The Velocity of Autumn, starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella…

After Midnight Celebrates Duke Ellington and Jazz Appreciation Month With Weeklong Events by Michael Gioia

The Broadway musical revue After Midnight, inspired from Duke Ellington's years at the Cotton Club, will celebrate Ellington's birthday (April 29) and Jazz Appreciation Month with a …

Outer Critic Circle Nominations Announced, with 'Gentleman's Guide' Most Nominated by NewYork.com

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Jim Jarmusch returns with "Only Lovers Left Alive" " Los Angeles film review by Pauline Adamek

The independent films of Jim Jarmusch have always held a quiet cool. For his latest cinematic venture, Only Lovers Left Alive, Jarmusch delves into the melancholy and decaying world of a pai…

Tony Awards launches first pop-up shop | Crain's New York Business by Theresa Agovino

On April 25, a pop-up shop featuring Tony merchandise and fan experiences will open in the Paramount Hotel on West 46th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue. It will remain open through th…

Photo Coverage: Inside THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN's Red Carpet Arrivals! by Jennifer Broski

The Velocity of Autumn is a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble that stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons Bonnie and Clyde, 'Roseanne' and two-time Tony Award winnerStephen …

Theater News: Neil LaBute Adds World Premiere Comedy ''The Money Shot'' to MCC Theater's 2014-15 Season by Hayley Levitt

Chicago Blues Guide HOT shows for this week! by Chicago Blues Guide

April 22-23: BOOGIE STOMP!, boogie woogie piano duo, w/ Bob Baldori & Arthur Migliazza at PianoForte, Chicago.

MCC Theater's 2014-15 Season Will Include World Premiere of The Money Shot by Neil LaBute by Ryan McPhee

The world premiere of Neil LaBute's The Money Shot will kick off MCC Theater's 2014-15 Main Stage season at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The 29th season will also feature the New…

Photo Coverage: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Honors Meryl Streep with 14th Annual Monte Cristo Award by Walter McBride

Meryl Streep was honored with the 14th-Annual Monte Cristo Award at Edison Ballroom last night, presented by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. BroadwayWorld was there for the special night …

HIT THE DECK Now Available On Blu-ray by Pat Cerasaro

A slew of Golden Age major movie musical stars headline the classic HIT THE DECK, now available on Blu-ray for the very first time.

"The Velocity of Autumn": Critics weigh in on Eric Coble's new play by Andrea Simakis

York critics have weighed in on Eric Coble's new play "The Velocity of Autumn" and the reviews are mixed.

Twitter Watch: Neil Patrick Harris- 'Calm before the glitter storm' by Bww Staff

On Twitter Watch, Neil Patrick Harris wrote ' Calm before the glitter storm. Sitting alone on a quiet stage before the hedwigonbway opening

The Gospel According to...Jack DellaTorri by Michael Block

Name: Jack DellaTorriHometown: Staten Island, NY / Tucson, AZEducation: BFA in Musical Theatre from University of ArizonaWho do you play in The Mysteries?: A punk rock angel.Tell us about Th…

HERE LIES LOVE Cast Recording Release Pushed to 5/6 by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater's production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love, has been recorded and will be released on May 6. The album was previously scheduled to be …

Opening Tonight on Broadway: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' by NewYork.com

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iLUMINATE: An Electrifying Production in New York City by Kudago.com

Witness the fantastic production of iLUMINATE in New York City! In their first ever Broadway show, watch the electrifying story unfold through its combination of cutting edge technology and …

Atlantic Theater Company to Stage World Premiere of Hunter Bell, Eli Bolin & Lee Overtree's New Musical FOUND this Fall by BroadwayWorld

Atlantic Theater Company has announced the first production of its 20142015 season - the world premiere new musical FOUND, directed by Lee Overtree, featuring a book by Tony Award nominee Hu…

Review Roundup: 'The Velocity of Autumn' by NewYork.com

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Highlights From Act One Starring Santino Fontana, Andrea Martin and Tony Shalhoub

James Lapine directs his own adaptation of Moss Hart's classic autobiography that chronicles his struggle to escape poverty and forge a career in the theatre, which led to his collaborat…

Feel the Burn! Click For Photos of Jon Robin Baitz's High-Octane Drama The Substance of Fire by Broadway.com

Check out production photos of Jon Robin Baitz’s The Substance of Fire, starring John Noble and Halley Feiffer. See the new Second Stage production at off-Broadway’s Tony Kiser T…

Outer Critics Circle Nominees- What It All Means for the 2014 Tony Awards! by Bww Staff

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, today announced the nominees fo…

Meet Justin Peck, the young choreographer of 'Ballet 422' by Sara Stewart

At first glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking New York City Ballet member Justin Peck is just an up-and-comer in the chorus; soft-spoken and hipstery-looking, the dancer seems too young...

MCC Theater's 2014-15 Season to Feature World Premieres by Neil LaBute and Robert Askins, NYC Premieres & More by BroadwayWorld

MCC THEATER has announced its four-show 2014-15 Main Stage Season, which runs Fall 2014 through Summer 2015. All productions will be staged at the Lucille Lortel Theatre 121 Christopher Str…

Christopher Henley at The Helen Hayes Awards by Christopher Henley

Last night, the Helen Hayes awards took place at the National Building Museum, a new venue for the annual ceremony, now in its 30th year.  The format was also quite different, but one thi…

Violet by StageGrade

Are critics bringing "Violet" to light?

'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' review: Neil Patrick Harris triumphs

'How does a slip of a girly-boy from Communist East Berlin become an internationally ignored song stylist?"

Theater News: Tony-Nominated Costume Designer Carrie Robbins Pens Two One-Act Plays for HERE Arts Center by Hayley Levitt

Video Flash: Video Supercut: Joel Grey, Norbert Leo Butz, and Alan Cumming All "Willkommen" You to ''Cabaret'' by Seth Walters

Atlantic Theater Company Will Kick Off 2014-15 Season with Found, a New Musical by Hunter Bell, Lee Overtree & Eli Bolin by Ryan McPhee

Atlantic Theater Company has announced that the world premiere of the new musical Found, featuring a book by Tony nominee Hunter Bell and Lee Overtree and a score by Eli Bolin, will kick off…

The Tallest Tree in the Forest: Theater Review by Myron Meisel

The African-American singer-actor Paul Robeson, a polarizing activist blacklisted during McCarthyism whose roles ranged from "Othello" to "Show Boat," is the subject of this one-man bioplay …

PHOTO CALL: A Sneak Peek at Upcoming "Glee" Episodes, "Opening Night" and "Back-Up Plan," With Shirley MacLaine by Matthew Blank

The hit Fox series "Glee" continues with weekly Tuesday installments. Here's a first look at the April 22 and April 29 episodes, entitled "Opening Night" and "Back-Up Plan."

Theater News: ''Chicago Fire'''s Yuri Sardarov to Star in Rare Revival of Jean Anouilh's ''Becket'' by Hayley Levitt

Here Lies Love Pushes Cast Album Release Date to May 6 by Adam Hetrick

The original Off-Broadway cast album of the Public Theater's world-premiere production of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love, starring Ruthie Ann Miles and Jose Llana, wi…

Ben Brantley is asking for it. by Daisy

In his review of Of Mice And Men in Wednesday, April 16th's edition of The New York Times, Ben Brantley says Curley's wife, portrayed by Leighton Meister, "provides no evidence" of being eit…

Photo Flash: First Look - Denzel Washington Stars as THE EQUALIZER by Movies News Desk

Columbia Pictures has released the first photos from director Antoine Fuqua's THE EQUALIZER, starring Denzel Washington in the title role as well as Chlo Grace Moretz.

Theater News: World Premiere Musical ''Found'' to Open Atlantic Theater Company's 2014-15 Season by Hayley Levitt

Eric Coble's 'The Velocity of Autumn' traces a humorous path to insight and empathy (review) by Andrea Simakis

It treads the path cut by Samuel Beckett: It's funny, but it's all about death and decay; it's absurd, but it still feels like the people you are watching are real. Even so, Coble, who is 44…

Spotlight On...Lena Hudson by Michael Block

Name: Lena HudsonHometown: San Diego, CAEducation: BFA NYUSelect Credits: Debutante (Ars Nova), Folk Wandering (Joe's Pub/Ars Nova)Tell us about Debutante: It's a wonderful, exotic bird of a…

Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra " Location, Tickets, Reviews by Jack Moore

For the world premiere of his new play, Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra, Kirk Lynn, an artistic director with Austin-based Rude Mechs, returns to New York for a third time t…

Musicals Will Bookend Pioneer Theatre's New Season; Company to Present Two Premieres by Ellen Fagg Weist

Pioneer Theatre Company's just-announced 2014-15 season in Salt Lake City will include "...Spelling Bee," "The Music Man," a concert of "The Rocky Horror Show," "The Crucible," "One Man, Two…

MCC Theater Season Includes Works by Neil LaBute, Simon Stephens, Jennifer Haley and Robert Askins by Adam Hetrick

MCC Theater will stage the world premiere of Neil LaBute's The Money Shot and Robert Askins' Permission as part of its 2014-15 season, which will also include the New York premi…

Finally! Shirley and Jack's Marriage Type Love by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia Last September, when I wrote about the re-release of Speaking of Love and With Love from Hollywood " two recordings made in the '50s by Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy " man…

2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced by Chris Luner

Let the games begin! And by games, we clearly are talking about the theatre awards season now officially underway in New York! Earlier this morning, Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams prou…

World Premiere of Found, by Tony Nominee Hunter Bell, Lee Overtree and Eli Bolin, Will Play Atlantic Theater Company by Carey Purcell

Atlantic Theater Company will begin its 2014-15 season by presenting the world premiere of the new musical Found.

Review: The Bricks of Burston

Norfolk is sometimes characterised as a backwater, but a century ago the village of Burston made its mark as the scene of the longest-ever strike in British history.

Musical based on 'Found' aims for Atlantic Theater by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most theater musicals are based on prized, cherished things. Now comes one that uses the trash we toss away....

Photo Flash: Meryl Streep Honored With Monte Cristo Award at Ceremony Attended by Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and More by Editorial Staff

"Then She Fell" by Jim Taylor

Jim Taylor reviews the unique theater experience (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)

Neil Patrick Harris makes Hedwig a glorious rock star by Chris Jones

BROADWAY REVIEW: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" BROADWAY REVIEW: "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" ... Born of the rubble of the Berlin Wall, Hedwig Schmidt surely would never have imagined her tir…

Photo Flash: Meryl Streep Receives O'Neill Theater Center's 14th Annual Monte Cristo Award by BroadwayWorld

Meryl Streep was honored with the 14th-Annual Monte Cristo Award at Edison Ballroom last night, presented by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. Check out a look back below

Drama continues for San Diego Opera

The San Diego Opera's donors and its board of directors will meet Monday.

NYC's Rockwood Music Hall to Host Listening Party For Innovative Project, REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER on Fri., 4/25 by Abc12

Mother West Records is proud to introduce REVOLUTION IN THE ELBOW OF RAGNAR AGNARSSON FURNITURE PAINTER from the incomparable, imaginative Icelandic composer, Ívar Páll Jónsson. The…

Photo Coverage: Vanessa Williams and Cicely Tyson Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominees by Stephen Sorokoff

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway announced the nominees this …

Photo Flash: First Look - Matt Bomer, Mark Ruffalo in NORMAL HEART Character Posters by TV News Desk

Ryan Murphy turned to Twitter today to reveal character posters for HBO's highly anticipated upcoming presentation of THE NORMAL HEART, which will air on Sunday, May 25, at 9pm on HBO.

Athletic cast for CATS in La Mirada by Rob Stevens

The La Mirada Theatre has assembled a cast of triple threats for their production of CATS. They sing, they dance, they purr.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Father Comes Home From the Wars Will Play A.R.T. in 2015 by Adam Hetrick

Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks' drama Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) will be staged in January 2015 as part of the American Repertory Theater's upcoming…

'Willy Wonka: The Musical' at Vienna Theatre Company by Julia L. Exline

Vienna Theatre Company presents Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, and adapted for the stage by Leslie Bricusse and Tim…

The Public Theater Announces 2014-2015 Season by Maya Asheri

This week The Public Theater announced its 2014-2015 season. We were thrilled to see many of our favorite active artists on the schedule, including Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori …

After Midnight's Showstopper Jared Grimes Takes On Seven Questions About Dance

After Midnight featured showstopper Jared Grimes tackles seven questions about dance.

FIRST LOOK - Variety's Power of Women NY Honoree: Idina Menzel by Movies News Desk

In 2010, Tony winner Menzel co-created A Broader Way, an arts centered program for urban girls.

First Look at 'Cabaret' (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Get a first look at Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams and the cast of Cabaret!

Dr. Anonymous: Theater Review by Jordan Riefe

"Dr. Anonymous" is redeemed through stirring work by director and cast and a text which, despite its flaws, comes through in a heartfelt way.read more

The Royal Opera House Cinema Series Presents Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco Starring Plácido Domingo Available In Select U.S. Movie Theaters Beginning Ma by Michael Roberts

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ArtsBeat: MCC Season Will Feature LaBute World Premiere by Graham Bowley

The season also includes New York premieres of plays by Simon Stephens and Jennifer Haley.

Changing Rooms: Where James Franco, Denzel Washington, and More Get Ready for Broadway

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The Heir Apparent by Richard Seff

Jean-François Regnard is not a name that has been on everyone’s lips in recent years. But leave it to comic playwright David Ives to resurrect him and use one of Regnard’s pla…

Director Andrei Konchalovsky: 'Forget freedom wars and plagues make the best art' by Stephen Moss

How did an auteur who started out working with Tarkovsky end up being fired from Tango & Cash? Andrei Konchalovsky talks about $90m flops, being mentored by Billy Wilder and killed by D…

Chicago Humanities Festival In Partnership with Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents Grammy Award-Winning Opera Singer Jessye Norman May 19 at the School o by Michael Roberts

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The Holler If Ya Hear Me Stars Will Be Getting Up Close & Very Personal on Broadway! by Ryan McPhee

Say goodbye to the Palace Theatre as you know it! According to the Wall Street Journal, the upcoming Broadway musical Holler If Ya Hear Me will bring major changes to the theater in the form…

BWW TV: Watch Highlights of Patrick Page & More in CASA VALENTINA on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld TV

Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of CASA VALENTINA, the play by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello is now in previews fo…

Twin Cities-connected artists score big in Doris Duke performing arts awards

Choreographers Ranee Ramaswamy and Emily Johnson are honored with Doris Duke performing arts awards, as well as puppet-maker Michael Sommers.

Who Gives a Shit When Sutton Is Here, and Other Things I Loved About Violet by The Mick

I dunno, guys. Sometimes you see a kind of wonky musical and you just love it anyway. A recent example of this? Violet " the story of a disfigured young woman on a pilgrimage for a cure, who…

Shakespeare celebrations trump festivities for St George by Maev Kennedy

Bard's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, puts playwright's anniversary centre-stage on patron saint's dayMost adults have only the haziest idea of who St George was or when his feast day fall…

Broadway Box-Office Analysis, April 14-20: If/Then, Lady Day and More Boast Almost-Full Audiences by Robert Simonson

Playbill's newest weekly feature examines the box-office trends of the past week.

BWW Exclusive: New York Pops Spotlight on Laura Bell Bundy by BroadwayWorld

BroadwayWorld recently chatted with featured performer Laura Bell Bundy about her upcoming appearance in the special celebration

Photos! Go For a Ride with Greta Gerwig & the Stars of The Village Bike in Rehearsal by Broadway.com

Meet the cast of Penelope Skinner’s The Village Bike! Greta Gerwig and the stars of MCC’s new production took a break from rehearsal on April 22, 2014 to meet the press and pose …

Podcast with "Churchill's" RONALD KEATON by Michael Roberts

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Review: Shakina Brings Down the House in "One Woman Show" by Matthew Wexler

By Lindsay B. Davis On April 14, 2014, Broadway Battles Bullying presented on a benefit concert to raise money for the family of Michael Morones, an 11-year-old boy who attempted suicide …

Cecily Tyson and Vanessa Williams Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Suzanna Bowling

Cecily Tyson and Vanessa Williams Announce Outer Critics Circle Nominations : Broadway,Stage and screen stars Cecily Tyson and Vanessa Williams reunited to announced the (11AM) nominee's of …

Jonathan Groff & Laverne Cox Named Grand Marshals of 2014 NYC Pride March by BroadwayWorld

Heritage of Pride, organizers of NYC Pride and the annual New York City Pride March, today announced the Grand Marshals for 2014. This year's marshals are Rea Carey, Executive Director of t…

The 2014 Helen Hayes Awards Awards by Jonathan L. Fischer, Chris Klimek and Christina Cauterucci

At last night's boozier, extra-festive, less-emphasis-on-the-awards-part Helen Hayes Awards at the National Building Museum, Signature Theatre walked away with the most trophies, a lot of pe…

PHOTO CALL: Lauren Molina and Steel Burkhardt Star in Regional Premiere of Murder Ballad by Matthew Blank

Lauren Molina and Steel Burkhardt star in the regional premiere of the Off-Broadway rock musical Murder Ballad, which began performances April 17 at TUTS Underground in Houston, TX.

Video! Catch a First Look at Alan Cumming & Michelle Williams in Cabaret, Old Chum! by Broadway.com

Put down the knitting, the book and the broom and check out video footage of Alan Cumming, Michelle Williams and more in Cabaret at Studio 54.

Catherine Hardwicke to Helm Rachel Weisz Starrer 'Miss You Already' by Leo Barraclough

LONDON — Catherine Hardwicke will helm comedy drama “Miss You Already,” which is to star Rachel Weisz and Toni Collette. Morwenna Banks has penned the script, which centers…

Boneau/Bryan-Brown Congratulates Our 2013-2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees by Boneau/Bryan-Brown

Nominations for the 64th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, celebrating excellence in Broadway and Off-Broadway theatre, were announced this morning. APPROPRIATE has been nominated for Outs…

Guest Picks: Brian Yorkey

Brian Yorkey, the lyricist and book writer for "If/Then," was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently to talk abouy the new Broadway musical. he also told us what he's listening to and what he's…

First Award Noms of the Year! 2013-14 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations Announced! Gentleman's Guide Leads with 11 Noms... by BroadwayWorld

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway announced the nominees this …

Violet (Photos) by Chris Luner

The Encores! Off-Center production of Violet has transferred to Broadway this spring after a critically acclaimed run this past summer! Sutton Foster stars as Violet, a young and bitter girl…

Power of Women NY Honoree: Sarah Jessica Parker by Maane Khatchatourian

When Sarah Jessica Parker says she plans to help inject a modern, fresh feeling into the New York City Ballet by marrying the worlds of fashion and ballet, it's a wild idea that immediately …

Power of Women NY Honorees: It Takes Muscle, Grit and Guile to Get Noticed by Variety Staff

When you think of the brilliant, bad-ass women in entertainment and media in New York, it's hard to know where their quirky genius begins and the city ends. From Clare Boothe Luce to Helen G…

Power of Women NY Honoree: Susan Sarandon by Maane Khatchatourian

Some celebrities have one charity they offer their name or their time to. Susan Sarandon is virtually awash in them. At any given time, she's involved with Habitat for Humanity, City Harvest…

Power of Women NY Honoree: Idina Menzel by Maane Khatchatourian

Summer camp was always a magical time for future Broadway star Idina Menzel. "I loved being able to reinvent myself during the summer, and not be judged by the same group of kids I saw in sc…

Review: Archimedes' Principle (Park Theatre)

Accusations of child abuse fly in this intense and unsettling drama

'The Velocity of Autumn' Broadway Reviews by Broadway's Best Shows

Shakespeare: the conspiracy theories by Telegraph Reporters

Who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare? Here are some of the conspiracy theories

HeadSpaceDance: If Play Is Play ... review a unique performance by Judith Mackrell

Linbury Studio, LondonThis trio of dancers proves captivating, whether in Johan Inger's tender portrait or Matthew Dunster's angry choreographyTimes are hard for small dance companies, as fu…

450 years of William Shakespeare by Telegraph Staff

In pics: from Laurence Olivier to Lego figurines, it's the best of the Bard

Guest Picks: Michael Greif

Michael Greif was on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about directing the new Broadway musical, "If/Then." He also told us what he's been reading, listening to, and watching recently. What ha…

'The Velocity of Autumn' at The Booth Theatre by Mark Hanke

As the curtain rises on Eric Coble’s The Velocity of Autumn, directed with much heart by Molly Smith, we find Alexandra, played by the phenomenally spunky Estelle Parsons, under …

City votes for task force to study building new Sacramento performing arts venue by Hudson Sangree

City decides to examine plans for a new performing arts venue to replace the aging Community Center Theater The Sacramento Ballet's "The Nutcracker" performance at the Community Center …

Reading of Amelie Musical, Featuring a Book by Craig Lucas, Will Be Held in Manhattan in July by Carey Purcell

A developmental lab of the musical Amelie will be held in New York this summer, according to an Equity casting notice.

Photos! Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally Host a Starry Party on Opening Night of Annapurna by Broadway.com

Click for photos from the opening night of Sharr White’s Annapurna, starring husband-and-wife stars Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally on April 21, 2014. See the New Group production at …

Theater News: 2013-14 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced by Hayley Levitt

BOOGIE STOMP!'s Arthur Migliazza to Appear on HUDSON VALLEY JAM, 4/24 by BroadwayWorld

Arthur Migliazza, star of Off-Broadway's upcoming BOOGIE STOMP!, will be this week's special guest on the popular new weekly program "Hudson Valley Jam" on New York's Area24 Radio.

2014 Award Season by Roundabout

Congratulations to all our nominees so far this awards season! Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations: Cabaret - playing through August 31 Outstanding Revival of a Musical Outstanding Actres…

Photo Flash: PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Meet the 2014 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees by David Gordon

Gentleman's Guide Leads 2014 Outer Critics Circle Nominations by Ryan McPhee

Nominations for the 64th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on April 22, with A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder leading the group with 11 nominations. This was foll…

Gentleman's Guide Leads 2014 Outer Critics Circle Nominations, Idina Menzel and If/Then Frozen Out by Ryan McPhee

Nominations for the 64th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on April 22, with A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder leading the group with 11 nominations. This was foll…

BWW TV: Come Hear the Music Play! Watch Highlights of Michelle Williams, Alan Cumming & More in CABARET! by BroadwayWorld TV

Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb, featuring three-time Academy Award nominee Michelle Williams for the first time on Broadway as Sal…

2014 Outer Critics Circle Nominations: Gentlemen's Guide, Aladdin, Fun Home Lead. by Jonathan Mandell

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”, “Aladdin” and “Fun Home” had the greatest number of nominations for the 64th annual Outer Critics Circle…

'The Book Of Mormon' Scores Top Honors at D.C.'s Helen Hayes Awards by Gordon Cox

A touring production of Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon” and local revivals of "Hello Dolly!" and "Glengarry Glen Ross" were each multiple winners April 21 at the Helen Hayes Aw…

64th Annual Awards Outer Critics Circle Announce 2013-14 Season Nominees by Broadway's Best Shows

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theater for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced toda…

Wolf Trap Summer Season Will Include Sarah Brightman, Matthew Morrison and Beauty and the Beast by Andrew Gans

Wolf Trap has announced programming for its summer 2014 season.

DVR Alert: Cast of Broadway's ROCKY, Neil Patrick Harris Set for 'David Letterman' by TV News Desk

CBS has announced that the cast of the new Broadway musical Rocky will be performing on LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN on Thursday, May 1.

Broadway: Hollywood Stars Denzel, Franco, Radcliffe Snubbed by Outer Critics Circle Awards by Roger Friedman

Denzel Washington, James Franco, and Daniel Radcliffe came to Broadway looking for love. But the Outer Critics Circle, the first group to Categories: Featured Theater(Read more...)

Ignite Theatre's "35MM" more performance art than musical theater by Claire Martin

AURORA — Ignite Theatre's "35MM: A Musical Exhibition" is a multi-media revue, 22 songs strung together like beads on a necklace, with a powerful vocal ensemble and a gifted band.

TV & radio reviews: Radio Reviews: Antony and Cleopatra; Blood Count; Ring for Jeeves by Moira Petty

Shakespeare would have turned 450 this month, if he'd been cryogenically enabled, and as part of the celebrations Radio 3 poses the impudent question: Is Shakespeare's genius beyond question…

Photo Coverage: THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN Company Celebrates Opening Night by Jennifer Broski

Just last night, April 21, Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons Bonnie and Clyde, 'Roseanne' and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella Angels in America, Lincoln, '24' celebrated openi…

The kid is alright

With the Broadway season thundering to a close, The Wall Street Journal has given me an extra column this week...

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Theatre News: Casting: Robert Vaughn and Oliver Lansley cast in world premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The star of BBC drama Hustle will narrate the production which opens at the Park Theatre next month

MOTOWN THE MUSICAL Extends Through August 9, 2014 by Michael Roberts

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'We Will Rock You' At Shubert by Frank Rizzo

P.J. Griffith Rocks The Bad-Guy Role There's something about P.J. Griffith that keeps him being cast as the bad boy. The Hartford-born, South Windsor-raised actor and singer most recently st…

Photo Flash: ''Annapurna'', Starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman, Opens Off-Broadway by Seth Walters

Photo Coverage: Broadway Composers Unite for Dramatists Guilds' Anti-Piracy Awareness Event by Genevieve Rafter Keddy

The Dramatists Guild's Anti-Piracy Committee just hosted their first-ever Anti-Piracy awareness event yesterday, April 21. During the event, established and up-and-coming musical theatre wri…

Rocky Horror in Concert, Peter and the Starcatcher and Alabama Story Part of Pioneer 2014-15 Season by Michael Gioia

Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its 2014-15 season, which includes two musicals, a world-premiere play, the Utah premiere of One Man, Two Guvnors and a new concert series that will lau…

PHOTO CALL: Katie Finneran, Parker Posey, Janeane Garofalo, Stephen Bogardus Celebrate Opening of Annapurna, Starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman by Matthew Blank

Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally and her husband Nick Offerman co-star as estranged lovers in the New York premiere of Sharr White's Annapurna, which officially opened Off-Broadway April…

64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced; A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder Leads the Pack by Andrew Gans

Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams announced the nominations for the 64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards — celebrating productions both on and Off-Broadway — April 22 at the F…

Jonathan Groff, Laverne Cox and Rea Carey Named Grand Marshals of NYC Pride March by Adam Hetrick

Tony Award nominee Jonathan Groff, "Orange Is the New Black" actress and activist Laverne Cox and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force executive director Rea Carey have been named t…

Opening Night | 'Of Mice and Men' on Broadway (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Get a glimpse at the star-studded opening night of Of Mice and Men starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd; the production that Variety calls “A brilliant revival!”

Review Roundup: ANNAPURNA, with Megan Mullally & Nick Offerman by Review Roundups

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Photo Flash: Meet Greta Gerwig and the Company of MCC Theater's ''The Village Bike'' by David Gordon

Report from Moscow: Russian tensions ice Woolly's Festival of New Radical Theatre by Robert Duffley

DCTS writer Robert Duffly is presently studying in Moscow, under a program from Harvard University The Russians are not coming. Monday morning, Woolly Mammoth Theatre announced the cancellat…

Tony Winner JENNIFER HOLLIDAY to Perform at NYC's Back To The Eighties Show, 5/17 by BroadwayWorld

JENNIFER HOLLIDAY-the original Dreamgirl-is scheduled to make a special appearance with the Back To The Eighties Show at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC.

'Act One' Television Commercial (VIDEO) by Broadway's Best Shows

Act One, the greatest Broadway story ever lived, is now playing at the Vivian Beaumont Theater.

Photos! It's a Family Affair on Opening Night of The Velocity of Autumn, Starring Estelle Parsons & Stephen Spinella by Broadway.com

Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, stars of the Broadway two-hander The Velocity of Autumn, celebrated their official opening night on April 21, 2014 at the Booth Theatre. Click for photo…

Theater News: BoHo Theatre and Oracle Productions Top the List of 2014 Non-Equity Jeff Awards Nominees by Hayley Levitt

Chit Chat: Let's just hope it'll be all right on the Newsnight by Tabard

Whatever has come over the folks at the Pleasance Theatre? They might be known for their diverse programming of comedy and theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, but was it really nec…

Bebe Neuwirth Set for Next ARTS PROJECT WITH MADDIE ORTON, 4/23 by TV News Desk

Lessons Learned by Bebe Neuwirth will be featured on the next THE ARTS PROJECT WITH MADDIE ORTON, airing Wednesday, 423 at 8pm.

Ballet Hispanico: 2014 Joyce Season by Theasy.com

Ballet Hispanico: 2014 Joyce Season Off Broadway, The Joyce Theatre Reviewed by Jane Sato BOTTOM LINE: An enjoyable dance show highlighting Latino culture and the company's talented dance…

Of Mice and Men **** by Barry

                          By: David ShewardChris O'Dowd, James FrancoOkay, we all know that James Franco can do jus…

Broadway's Palace Theatre Given $200,000 Makeover for Holler If Ya Hear Me by Michael Gioia

The Palace Theatre has been given a $200,000 renovation for Holler If Ya Hear Me, the new Broadway musical inspired by the lyrics of Tupac Shakur that will begin performances May 29 towards …

Palace Theatre to Add Stadium-Style Seating for HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME by Louisa Brady

According to the Wall Street Journal, audience members seated in the orchestra of the upcoming Broadway musical, 'Holler If Ya Hear Me,' will have a movie-theatre-esque experience. The produ…

Theatre Review: 'Jack & The Beanstalk " The Story of Jack and Daisy' at Pumpkin Theatre by April Forrer

Pumpkin Theatre's new show, Jack & The Beanstalk " The Story of Jack and Daisy, opened April 19, 2014 to a large and enthusiastic crowd.  Written by Jimi Kinstle, Music by Ryan Haase …

Photo Coverage: Pace New Musicals Writers Room Visits Murderous Musical Mondays at MURDER FOR TWO! by Jessica Gordon

The cast and creative team of the hit Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two are teaming up with some of New York's brightest up and coming composers and BroadwayWorld.com every Monday night fo…

PHOTO CALL: The Velocity of Autumn, Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Opens on Broadway; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party by Matthew Blank

Eric Coble's new family drama The Velocity of Autumn, starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella, opened on Broadway at the B…

VERSIONS, VOL. 7: "Perfect" by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul by Jessica Taghap

So, we all know how much time I spend tinkering around the internet " particularly, that vast vortex we all get sucked into known as YouTube. If you guys think I’m a YouTube junkie now…

The 3 things wrong with Broadway marketing. by Ken Davenport

Some of you out there probably read the subject of this blog and thought, “Only 3?” And you’re right, I could probably write another 4,000 posts on my issues with the st…

Lookback: how I became a critic

From 2004: A reader wrote to ask if I'd consider posting a list of books and other works of...

Interviews: Bryony Lavery on The Believers, Frantic Assembly and Treasure Island

The Frozen playwright discusses the inspiration behind her latest play that opens at the Tricycle Theatre this Friday

Review: The School for Scheming (Orange Tree Theatre)

Oliver Gomm shines in this Victorian comedy directed by Auriol Smith

Melissa Errico Is Going "Crazy" by Lauren Kay

Inside her new cabaret at 54 Below — Recently, on a chilly April afternoon in her downtown studio/office, Broadway veteran Melissa Errico prepared for At the Corner of 54th & Crazy…

Las Vegas Broadway Bares Will Feature Performers from Rock of Ages, Dreamgirls, La Rêve and More by Adam Hetrick

Las Vegas Broadway Bares will return for its fifth year with Got Wood, presented May 2 at the Planet Hollywood Showroom.

Eight Reasons You'll Love Broadway's Violet

BroadwayBox is highlighting eight reasons"through animated GIF (duh)"why everyone should check out Broadway's Violet.

Neil Patrick Harris- Led HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Opens Tonight at Belasco Theatre! by BroadwayWorld

Neil Patrick Harris returns to Broadway in the new production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the musical with book by John Cameron Mitchell and music and lyrics by Stephen Trask, directed byM…

Broadway's Rosie O'Donnell Reveals 50 Lb. Weight Loss on Twitter by TV News Desk

Broadway vet, TV host and comedian Rosie O'Donnell turned to Twitter to share her new fit and healthy physique following a remarkable 50 lb. weight loss.

Upcoming Guests Announced for "David Letterman" and "Craig Ferguson"; Rocky Cast to Perform by Andrew Gans

Upcoming guests have been announced for the week of April 28 for two CBS programs: "Late Show with David Letterman" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

Cars and Boys review A dreamlike play that never ceases to grip. by Mark Fisher

Dundee Rep theatreStuart Paterson's free-form poem of a play about an ailing woman reflecting on her life is more evocation than drama, and it deftly avoids the maudlinImagine a bedbound Pee…

The Official 2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations by Ken Davenport

Here are this year’s Outer Critics Circle Award nominations: OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY PLAY Act One Casa Valentina All The Way Outside Mullingar The Realistic Joneses OUTSTANDING NEW BR…

Photo Coverage: Estelle Parsons & Stephen Spinella Take Opening Night Bows in THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN! by Jennifer Broski

The Velocity of Autumn is a 90-minute powder keg dark comedy by Eric Coble that stars Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons Bonnie and Clyde, 'Roseanne' and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen…

Nick Offerman bares butt, emotions on-stage in 'Annapurna' by Frank Scheck

Leave it to the New Group to show us a side of Nick Offerman we haven't seen before " his bare butt. In "Annapurna," the new play by Sharr White...

Free Concert of Katie Thompson Songs Will Feature Alex Brightman, Matt Doyle, Molly Hager, Bryan Terrell Clark, Marty Thomas by Andrew Gans

Broadway's Future Songbook Series — presented by Arts and Artists at St. Paul — will continue April 28 in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the P…

Rachel York, Erin Weaver and Hello, Dolly! Honored at 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards by Carey Purcell

The 30th annual Helen Hayes Awards were presented April 21 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports.

Photo Coverage: Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman Celebrate Opening Night of New Group's ANNAPURNA by Walter McBride

The New Group presents the New York premiere of Annapurna by Sharr White, directed by Bart DeLorenzo and featuringMegan Mullally and Nick Offerman, in a limited Off-Broadway engagement throu…

Easter Bonnet Competition by Barry

Easter Bonnet Competion Soars to New Fundrasing and Entertainment Heights                             �…

Theater review: 'Five Mile Lake' at South Coast Repertory flows nicely by Margaret Gray

Among the revivals and West Coast premieres that dominate our theatrical offerings, the startling phrase “world premiere” implies an exhilarating, possibly risky novelty: You can…

Stephen Schwartz, Lin Manuel Miranda & Jason Robert Brown Join Fight Against Sheet Music Piracy by BroadwayWorld

At an anti-piracy awareness event hosted by the Dramatists Guild, famed Broadway composers including Stephen Schwartz, Jason Robert Brown, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Amanda Green, Stephen Flaherty,…

News: Borough Hall redesign to go ahead despite "substantial concerns" by Nicola Merrifield

Greenwich Council has granted planning permission for a multi-million pound refurbishment of its Borough Hall venue, despite national advisory body the Theatres Trust raising "substantial co…

Underneath the Lintel at MetroStage by Debbie Jackson

Underneath the Lintel is a deceivingly simple story of a librarian tracking down the patron who borrowed and returned a long overdue book which transitions into an unanticipated life journey…

Obituaries: Perlita Neilson by Richard Anthony Baker

After being highly praised for her portrayal of the Jewish heroine in The Diary of Anne Frank (1956-57), Perlita Neilson was invited to star in Hollywood's film version of the play. But she …

Theater News: ''Raising Hope'''s Garret Dillahunt to Star in World Premiere of ''Conviction'' by Hayley Levitt

Matthew Warchus' LGBT Film "Pride," With Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, to Premiere at Cannes by Adam Hetrick

"Pride," the new Matthew Warchus film based on the true story of gay and lesbian U.K. activists who raised funds to support striking members of the National Union of Mineworkers, w…

Shakespeare: 10 things you didn't know by Gregory Doran

To celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, Gregory Doran presents some startling facts

FIRST LISTEN: Ariana Grande Shares Preview of New Single 'Problem' on Instagram by BroadwayWorld

Ariana Grande turned to Instagram to share a preview her upcoming single, 'Problem.'

Sarah Paulson, Garret Dillahunt, Elizabeth Reaser, Brian Hutchison Will Star in Conviction at Bay Street by Andrew Gans

Bay Street Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Carey Crim's Conviction, which will begin performances May 27.

Sarah Paulson, Garret Dillahunt, Elizabeth Reaser, Brian Hutchinson Will Star in Conviction at Bay Street by Andrew Gans

Bay Street Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Carey Crim's Conviction, which will begin performances May 27.

Ticket Give-Away: Drew Gasparini at 54 Below by BroadwaySpotted

    It’s time for a Ticket Give-Away!! Our friend, Drew Gasparini, is putting on a concert at one of our favorite venues, 54 Below on May 3rd! He and some special guests will…

Production News: Finborough Theatre to present UK premiere of Noel Coward's This Was A Man by Ed Frankl

The first ever UK performance of Noel Coward's 1920s comedy This Was A Man is to feature as part of the Finborough Theatre's summer season. Coward's play " a portrayal of adultery in the mid…

Five Lectures on Live Performance by Andy Horwitz

From May 5 " June 9, 2014 Culturebot founder Andy Horwitz will offer five lectures on live performance in the 21st century.

THIS NEEDS A NEW AUTHOR: TRISH DEITCH. SHE IS NOT IN SYSTEM New York City Remains a Hotbed of Rule-Breaking Women in the Entertainment Biz by Carolehorst

When you think of the brilliant, bad-ass women in entertainment and media in New York, it's hard to know where their quirky genius begins and the city ends. From Clare Boothe Luce to Helen G…

Almanac: Macaulay on caricature

"The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature." Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Machiavelli"...

Review: Dorian Gray (Riverside Studios)

The latest members of the Fox and Redgrave dynasties take to the stage in this reimagining of Oscar Wilde's novel

Blogs: Guest Blog: 'Fringe theatre is experiencing a boom'

Eleanor Turney of A Younger Theatre explains how next month's Incoming festival will help elevate a new generation of theatremakers

The Verdict: Critics Review Sharr White's Annapurna, Starring Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman by Adam Hetrick

Emmy Award winner Megan Mullally and her husband Nick Offerman co-star as estranged lovers in the New York premiere of Sharr White's Annapurna, which officially opened Off-Broadway April…

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 by Susan Grace

  Today’s Highlights: * John Cameron Mitchell & Steven Trask’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch, directed by Michael Mayer, starring Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall, opens…

Cinderella: The Remix " busting the fairy tale at Imagination Stage by Deryl Davis

Hip-hop has gotten a bad rap, according to Psalmayene 24 (Psalm), the writer and director behind Cinderella: The Remix, the final installment of a three-part Hip-Hop Children's Trilogy runni…

Theatre Review #2: 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore' at Maryland Ensemble Theatre by Brian Bochicchio

The Lieutenant of Inishmore is a biting, dark comedy that makes quite a splash " most of it crimson. It is a theater event that needs to be fully experienced with all senses ablaze rather th…

Meryl Streep Honored with Monte Cristo Award; Serenaded by Lopez Team by Movies News Desk

Meryl Streep was honored with the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's Monte Cristo Award last night, April 21st, at a gala held at New York City's Edison Ballroom

Deborah Hedwall, Patricia Hodges and Ben Kahre Will Star in First New York Revival of William Inge's A Loss of Roses by Carey Purcell

Peccadillo Theater Company, in association with La Femme Theatre Productions, will present the first New York revival of Pulitzer Prize winner William Inge's A Loss of Roses.

Premiere Adaptation of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to Be Narrated by Robert Vaughn at London's Park Theatre by Mark Shenton

The world stage premiere of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, adapted and directed by Jethro Compton from the original short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, will feature a recorded narration by…

Tickets Now On Sale for Tony Winner Jim Dale's Solo Show Just Jim Dale Off-Broadway by Broadway.com

Tickets are now available for Tony winner, two-time Grammy winner and Oscar nominee Jim Dale’s solo show Just Jim Dale off-Broadway. Directed by Tony winner Richard Maltby, Jr, th…

Hetty Feather review Jacqueline Wilson circus show needs more tricks by Lyn Gardner

Rose, KingstonSally Cookson's production has some magical touches but it stays too faithful to the script, with the red-haired heroine ultimately outstaying her welcome Hetty Feather review …

Mister Producer: Look to the future: what theatre can learn from movie awards by Richard Jordan

If there is ever any argument as to whether, in 2014, cinemas are still necessary, the BAFTA and Oscar multi-award winning feature Gravity demonstrates why they most definitely are. Here is …

The Verdict: Critics Review Velocity of Autumn with Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella by Playbill Staff

Eric Coble's new family drama The Velocity of Autumn, starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Spinella, opened on Broadway April 21 at t…

'American Idiot' the musical brings the rock of Green Day and emotion of 'Rent' to Palace Theatre by Troy L. Smith

Green Day's "American Idiot," the musical, has been called a rock opera that embodies the fight of millennials to understand their place in the post 9/11 social and political lands…

Tickets Now On Sale for Sarah Treem's When We Were Young and Unafraid, Starring Cherry Jones by Ryan McPhee

Tickets for the world premiere of the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Sarah Treem’s When We Were Young and Unafraid are now available. Starring Cherry Jones and directed by …

My View Stephen Sorokoff: Velocity of Autumn Dealing With The End of Someones Life by Stephen Sorokoff

Velocity of Autumn Dealing WithThe End of Someones Life: Most of us are parents and all of us are children, so the subject matter of Velocity of Autumn will in some way come into all of our …

Stupid F****ng Bird, A Chorus Line, Hello, Dolly! Take Top Honors at 2014 Helen Hayes Awards by Susan Berlin

The 30th Annual Helen Hayes Awards, were held by theatreWashington April 21 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.

The Mishaps of Musty Suffer by Trav S.D.

Huzzah! Today is the release date of the landmark new DVD release The Mishaps of Musty Suffer.  “Musty Suffer” was a screen character developed by vaudeville comedian Harry…

The Tony Award: Worth Its Weight in Gold? by NewYork.com

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Rob Lake at Resorts by Barry

Big Magic Returns to New York with Rob Lake at Resorts World Casino                       By: Ellis NassourNew York's never …

Hugh Jackman and Wife Deborra-Lee Furness Launch Charitable Foundation for the Arts by Movies News Desk

Tony Award winner and 'Les Mis' star Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness launched a charitable foundation for performing arts in their native Australia this week.

WAKE UP with BroadwayWorld - Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - HEDWIG Opens, Easter Bonnet Ties Loose Ends, HERE LIES LOVE Sings and More! by Jessica Showers

Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, starring Ne…

Broadway Boys: Mr. April 2014: If/Then's James Snyder by JK

Mr. AprilJames SnyderWHY HE'S MR. BROADWAY: On the face of it, it may seem that his matinee idol looks and easy on the ears voice would be reason enough to name this guy Mr. April.  But…

Outer Critics Circle Awards: Complete list of nominations by Gold Derby

Nominees for the 63rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on April 22. (Read full report here.) Winners will be revealed on May 13 and feted at Sardi's on May 22. …

Outer Critic Circle Awards: Complete list of nominations by Gold Derby

Nominees for the 63rd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on April 22. (Read full report here.) Winners will be revealed on May 13 and feted at Sardi's on May 22. …

Outer Critics Circle nominations: 'Gentleman's Guide' gets 11, 'Aladdin' lands 8' by Gold Derby

Eight days before the nominations for the Tony Awards are announced, the Outer Critics Circle have weighed in with contenders for their kudos.  Winners will be revealed on May 13 and fe…

Outer Critic Circle nominations: 'Gentleman's Guide' gets 11, 'Aladdin' lands 8' by Gold Derby

Eight days before the nominations for the Tony Awards are announced, the Outer Critics Circle have weighed in with contenders for their kudos.  Winners will be revealed on May 13 and fe…

Photo Flash: ''The Velocity of Autumn'', Starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, Opens on Broadway by David Gordon

Wheeler and Woolsey in "So This is Africa" by Trav S.D.

  Today is the anniversary of the release date of the great Wheeler and Woolsey comedy So This is Africa (1933), directed by Eddie Cline, written by Norman Krasna. Esther Muir plays…

Review: Paul Robeson's roots examined in 'Tallest Tree in the Forest' by Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Time Theater Critic

Theater review: Recap of the singer, actor and activist's life respectfully covers all the bases, but its educational tone overcomes any sense of drama.Theater review: Recap of the singer, a…

Review: Paul Robeson's roots examined in 'Tallest Tree in the Forest' by Charles McNulty

Theater review: Recap of the singer, actor and activist's life respectfully covers all the bases, but its educational tone overcomes any sense of drama.Multi-hyphenated celebrities are all …

Fuse Theater Review: "The Wholehearted" " Ringside at a Troubled Psyche by Robert Israel

What makes "The Wholehearted" compelling is how it examines the metaphor of fighting as both a pubic career and as an aspect of domestic violence.

Romeo and Juliet, King's Theatre, Glasgow by Thom Dibdin

King's Theatre, Glasgow: Scottish Ballet's revival of Krzysztof Pastor's Romeo and Juliet sits well with the recent tenure of Christopher Hampson as artistic director. Created for …

Laurel and Hardy in "Me and My Pal" by Trav S.D.

  Today is the anniversary of the release date of the hilarious Laurel and Hardy comedy Me and My Pal (1933). Hardy is a rich young executive who has worked his way all the way t…

Shakespeare's birthday: happy 450th to the Bard by Alice Vincent

Celebrations across the country mark 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth

In Performance: Julia Bullock by The New York Times

Ms. Bullock, a rising soprano from Juilliard, sings "Canción de Cuna Para Dormir a un Negrito."

BWW's On This Day - April 22, 2014

Here are the Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End shows which opened on April 22 along with all of the upcoming show openings, closings and special events

At a Party-Forward Helen Hayes Awards, Signature Theatre Takes Home Eight Prizes by Jonathan L. Fischer

"Stupid FUCKING Bird!" Anyone who got to announce the name of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company's "sort-of" adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull did so with devious relish last night at…

National Chamber Ensemble Hosts Mother's Day Concert: 'American Classics' on Saturday, 5/10/14@7:30 PM by Jane Coyne

Burnett Thompson Saturday , May 10, 2014 | 7:30 PM Featuring Pianist Burnett Thompson If you are looking for a very special way to celebrate Mother’s Day, look no further. Nati…

ANNAPURNA - Talkin' Broadway's Review by Matthew Murray

The sprawling mountain vistas lurking just at the limits of your vision loom large over Annapurna, the play by Sharr White that just opened at the Acorn Theatre in a production of The New Gr…

Richard Eyre on the glamorous life by Richard Eyre

In his monthly column, Richard Eyre makes an entrance at the Olivier Awards

The School for Scheming review 'An intriguing comedy about capitalism' by Michael Billington

Orange Tree, RichmondThis lively revival of Boucicault's play starts promisingly, but his assault on speculative capitalism soon turns into a convoluted comedy about aristocratic marriageA k…

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture annual report touts impact of publicly funded arts programs by Steven Litt

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, one of the biggest local public arts funding agencies in the U.S., distributed more than $16 million in 2013, supporting programs that reached millions and employe…

Theater Review: The Velocity of Autumn Ticks Off Every Item on the Bad Playwriting Checklist

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30th annual Helen Hayes Awards recipients by Lorraine Treanor

Our Helen Hayes Awards coverage continues.  Last night, John Dellaporta’s Twitter account lit up with social coverage including a dance video. He signed off at 1:30am, as he hopped …

Review: A View From the Bridge at curtainup.com-London by Lizzie Loveridge

Arthur Miller's classic gets the Ivo van Hove treatment at the Young Vic.

Review: The Velocity of Autumn at curtainup.com by Simon Saltzman

he play gives the formidable Parsons ample room to switch emotional gears and sway our affections without missing a beat, even as we can also sense the stirrings of her character's impending…

Review:Annapurna at curtainup.com/ by Joyce Friedland

An engaging new play by Sharr White but not on a par with his The Other Place. . .

Slow Burn Expands Operation To Broward Center Next Season by Bill Hirschman

Boca-based Slow Burn Theatre Company plans to expand during its sixth season this fall by producing a second series of shows in connection with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

A Spoonful of Sherman, St James Studio, London by Mark Shenton

St James Studio, London: It's a slight paradox to put a pair of songwriters who didn't write for the theatre at the centre of a theatrical entertainment, even if two of the biggest…

Pinter paws: theatre cats - in pictures by Guardian Staff

TS Eliot's Gus isn't the only theatre cat. Plenty of playhouses have their own resident moggy: they're not just useful as mousers but also keep up the company's spirits and make the occasion…

Top 5 NJ stage shows this week by Ronni Reich

Our Town opens in New Brunswick and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra plays The Wizard of Oz

La traviata, Royal Opera House, London by Smaller Roles Are All Competently Done, With Sarah Pring Giving Annina Some Dimensionality. But Violetta's Party Guests Seem A Desperately Respectable Lot. Maybe Time For A New Production, Or At Least A Thoroughly Spring-Cleaned Revival. George Hall

Royal Opera House, London: The first of two casts takes to the Covent Garden stage in the latest revival, by Daniel Dooner, of Sir Richard Eyre's production - new in 1994 - of Verdi…

HeadSpace Dance - If Play Is Play, Linbury Studio, London by Sarah Frater

Linbury Studio, London: For a small, fledgling (founded in 2012) and modestly funded dance company, HeadSpace Dance is making progress in leaps and bounds. Its founders, one-time Northern Ba…

The School for Scheming, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond upon Thames by Nick Smurthwaite

Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond upon Thames: As the curtain falls on Sam Walters' 43-year reign at the Orange Tree - Paul Miller takes over as artistic director in July - this little know…

Archimedes' Principle, Park Theatre, London by Jonathan Lovett

Park Theatre, London: Produced three years ago in Spain, Coromina's tale of a swimming instructor who may or may not have inappropriately touched a child receives its UK premiere. Read …

'Big Fish' Producer Dan Jinks Relives the Triumph (and Trauma) of Producing a Broadway Musical (Guest Column) - The Hollywood Reporter by Dan Jinks

It took the producer of "American Beauty" and "Pushing Daisies" 10 years to get the adaptation onstage, four months for it to close and a few days to write about his experience.

Feature: Skitterbang Island " a cross between The Tempest and Wall-E… by Eleanor Turney

"Really emotional and quite magical," says Director Peter Glanville about Skitterbang Island, an opera for very young children, collaboratively put together by Polka Theatre and the Little A…

The King and I " highly polished, lavish and opulent by Bobbi-Lea Dionysius

John Frost’s Tony Award winning production of The King and I premiered in Adelaide, Australia in 1991 starring Hayley Mills. Twenty three years later, with successful transfers to B…

En pointe: The benefits of theatre for children by Katie Colombus

I did some research this week about the best family shows for the Easter holidays. I've recently written about why the activity of dance is good for children, but this was more about why vis…

News: Equity condemns Byre "rescue" plan by Thom Dibdin

Plans to lease the Byre Theatre to the University of St Andrews have been challenged by Equity, which also condemns the proposal as “catastrophic” for professional theatre in the…

What I learned today: The difference between delirium and dementia " and how it can affect your parents by Terri Paddock

(Preface: After a two-week, medically-necessitated hiatus, I’m able to resume my learning blog challenge – with a serious topic. I urge you to read this one, especially if you ha…

The Cripple of Inishmaan by StageGrade

Are critics giving a big break to "The Cripple of Inishmaan"?

Annapurna | Acorn Theatre (at Theatre Row) | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by Diane Snyder

Nick Offerman wears only a filthy apron and an oxygen tank in a backpack when Sharr White's Annapurna begins. But that physical exposure is nothing compared to the emotional one awaiting his…

Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra | Playwrights Horizons | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by Helen Shaw

In one area, Kirk Lynn's ambitious Your Mother's Copy of the Kama Sutra is explosively efficient: namely, at getting its audience to cringe. Even before the plot's erotic games begin, Lynn's…

The Velocity of Autumn | Booth Theatre | Plays & Shows | Time Out New York by David Cote

In case its telegraph title didn't clue you in, The Velocity of Autumn is about aging. As 79-year-old Park Slope resident Alexandra (Parsons) repeatedly moans, the sunset years are no picnic…

Shenton's View: Once is not enough…. by Mark Shenton

I’ve long said that once is not enough for Once, the stage version of the 2006 Irish indie movie that transferred from Broadway and is now in its second year at the West End’s Ph…

Eric Coble's 'The Velocity of Autumn' opens on Broadway with a red carpet, a standing ovation and a party at Sardi's by Andrea Simakis

As the lights went down on "The Velocity of Autumn" and the actors left the the stage, the intimate, 766-seat theater erupted, pulsing like the Q during a Cavs game when the home t…

Placing Bets on Broadway's Next Show Closings by Mark Runyon

By anyone’s standards, Easter week was a huge one for Broadway. The most recent Broadway gross figures are out and shows across the board saw eye popping gains. Mainstay productions li…

Why British theatre is no longer skipping schools by Matt Trueman

The RSC and the Royal Court are introducing schoolchildren to a different class of educational theatre with plays that are at the heart of their programmesMichael Fentiman can remember the …

Theater: ‘Sactown Tonight!’ this week at B Street by Marcus Crowder

B Street Theatre actor Dave Pierini has put together a late-night talk show-formatted evening, which “airs” live this week at the theater’s Mainstage. Dave Pierini…

Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill: how we made Boléro by Interviews By Nancy Groves

'It was a volcano erupting we had to climb to the very top before throwing ourselves into eternity'We had won three world championships by the time the 1984 Winter Olympics came around, so …

BWW Review: Parsons and Spinella Clash in THE VELOCITY OF AUTUMN by Michael Dale

Sometimes, all you have to do to get a laugh is have the curtain rise on Estelle Parsons in a room full of Molotov cocktails.

An actor with a taste for the downscale

If you're a local theater aficionado, Pearce Bunting probably has been at the top of your must-see list since the Yale Drama School grad won a best-actor prize for one of his initial plays h…

Public Theater's HERE LIES LOVE Cast Recording Out Today by BroadwayWorld

The Public Theater's production of David Byrne and Alex Timbers' smash hit musical, Here Lies Love, has been recorded and will be released today, April 22nd, just one week into its open-ende…

A TIME TO KILL's Tom Skerritt Set for Q&A at WSU's Hilberry Theatre Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Hollywood actor Tom Skerritt is coming back to where his remarkable 50-year career began. The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance presents 'A Conversation with Apple Award Recipie…

Alysha Umphress Set for James Harvey's 9 SONGS...at 54 Below Tonight by BroadwayWorld

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 9 Songs...By James Harvey, tonight, April 22nd at 1130pm.

Mitchell Jarvis and Natascia Diaz Star in Signature Theatre's THE THREEPENNY OPERA, Beg. Tonight by BroadwayWorld

Virginia's Tony-Award winning Signature Theatre announces the cast for The Threepenny Opera, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's cutting and enduring critique of capitalism and corruption. Direc…

Darren Criss Explains His Songwriting Process, Sings Examples & Shares Sondheim Story by Pat Cerasaro

Broadway headliner and GLEE breakout star Darren Criss explains his own personal songwriting process as part of a new fan interview.

Julia Roberts Says NORMAL HEART Preparation Was 'The Most Actor-y I've Ever Been' by Pat Cerasaro

Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts discusses her preparation for HBO's stage-to-screen adaptation of Larry Kramer's acclaimed Tony Award-winning play THE NORMAL HEART, directed by R…

EDM Remixes of FROZEN, LION KING & More Set for Disney's DCONSTRUCTED, Out Today by Pat Cerasaro

The Walt Disney Company recently announced a unique new endeavor via the release of a teaser trailer for a new music compilation titled DCONSTRUCTED, which will feature EDM renditions of a v…

Jason Derulo: Backstage Diaries by Young Hollywood

Jason Derulo: Backstage Diaries Join YH as we head to Jason Derulo's 'Talk Dirty' album listening party and catch up with the man of the hour himself! The R&B star shares with us his memorie…

'Wicked' composer, others fight sheet music piracy by John Carucci

NEW YORK (AP) -- By now, some young musical theater fans have received an email from Stephen Schwartz asking them to stop illegally downloading sheet music from any of his shows. Or anyo…

The Numbers Game, April 21-April 27, 2014 by David Lefkowitz

One aspect of commercial Broadway theater not really covered by previews, reviews, puff pieces and essays is the numbers game " that is, where a show might be in terms of box-office grosses …

We made our goal by Kyle

on our crowdfunding campaign for The Last Temptation of Paula Deen, which means I can actually update this page for a change. I suppose I could've done it before, but I figured I'd leave it …

After Dark, April 22, 2014 by The Charlebois Post

A Walk-Out and a Pile-OnLeaving, staying, reviewingby Gaëtan L. CharleboisI don't know which wise person said this about social networks, but I learned it the hard way a couple of weeks a…

Opening Night: Get Out Your Glitter! Neil Patrick Harris Opens in ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' on Broadway Tonight by Editorial Staff

Interviews: Anika Larsen and Cynthia Weil Talk ''Beautiful'', Carole King, and the Changing Face of Recorded Music by Zachary Stewart

Interviews: Anika Larsen and Cynthia Weil Talk About ''Beautiful'', Carole King, and the Changing Face of Recorded Music by Zachary Stewart

Michael McGrath, Noah Racey, Jennifer Cody and Erin Lindsey Krom Star in Geva's The Odd Couple, Beginning April 22 by Andrew Gans

Geva Theatre Center's 41st Mainstage Season concludes with Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, which begins performances April 22 on the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage.

George Street's Our Town, Starring Tony Winner Boyd Gaines, Begins Performances April 22 by Andrew Gans

The George Street Playhouse's 40th season-ending production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town begins performances at the New Jersey venue April 22.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Opens on Broadway April 22 by Carey Purcell

The Broadway premiere of the John Cameron Mitchell-Stephen Trask rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, opens on Broadway April 22 follo…

Action Opera Red-Eye to Havre de Grace Begins Performances at New York Theatre Workshop April 22 by Carey Purcell

Red-Eye to Havre de Grace, an action-opera about Edgar Allen Poe's last days alive, begins performances at the New York Theatre Workshop April 22. 

U.S. Premiere of Four Last Things, Starring Tony Nominee Elizabeth A. Davis, Begins Performances April 22 by Carey Purcell

The U.S. premiere of Lisa Tierney-Keogh's Four Last Things, the story of a young woman struggling with her life, begins performances April 22 Off-Broadway at The American Globe Theatre.

PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: If/Then and Once on This Island Star Jerry Dixon by Matthew Blank

Jerry Dixon, who returns to Broadway in the new musical If/Then, fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire of random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.

Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams Announce Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations April 22 by Adam Hetrick

Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams announce the nominations for the 64th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards April 22 at the Friars Club.

Motown National Tour, Starring Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes, Begins April 22 in Chicago by Adam Hetrick and Andrew Gans

The national tour of Motown The Musical, which stars Clifton Oliver and Allison Semmes as Berry Gordy and Diana Ross, respectively, launches April 22 at Chicago's Oriental Theatre.

Glitter & Glam for All! Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Opens On Broadway by Ryan McPhee

The cat’s out of the bag, or rather, the wig’s out of the box! The much-anticipated Great White Way debut of Hedwig and the Angry Inch opens on April 22 at the Belasco Theatre, w…

Hottest Articles on BWW from Monday, Apr. 21

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from Monday, April 21, 2014.

Shakespeare in America

Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro reveals the ways Shakespeare has influenced the United States' literary heritage. His anthology Shakespeare in America reveals how, for over two centuries, …

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey discusses collaborating with director Sam Mendes and the Bridge Project Company to document their staging of Richard III across three continents and in over 200 performances, re…

"If/Then" on Broadway

Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel discusses her role in the musical "If/Then," with director Michael Greif and Brian Yorkey, who wrote the book and lyrics. "If/Then," is an original new musical…